Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
· NBA Cup - Group Play
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/27
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 57.4%
Trail Blazers: 42.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 POR |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Streak | W1 |
| 83.0 | Points Against | 105.0 |
| 1-0 | Last Ten Games | 1-0 |
| 124.0 | Points Per Game | 127.0 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 56.0 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.0 |
| 32.0 | Assists Per Game | 28.0 |
| 1.0 | Blocks Per Game | 5.0 |
| 12.0 | Steals Per Game | 11.0 |
| 0.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.0 |
| 17.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 18.0 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 22 |
| Cameron Carr, G | Out | Oct 22 |
| Jake LaRavia, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 22 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Branden Carlson, C | Out | Oct 22 |
| Chris Youngblood, G | Out | Oct 22 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Portland |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Denver |
0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
 Utah |
0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Clippers |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 LA Lakers |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Golden State |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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